Person Details
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Aliases: Janice Felice Karman , Janice Bagdasarian
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 29
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
Biography
Janice Felice Karman (born May 21, 1954) is an American actress, film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologist Harvey Leroy Karman (born Harvey Walters). Her mother, Felice Karman, was also a psychologist. Karman played the role of Bunny in the 1975 film Switchblade Sisters (alternate title: The Jezebels), and Hank in the 1976 exploitation film Slumber Party '57. The focus of Bagdasarian Productions company is on creating albums, cartoons, and other products based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks characters, who were created by Bagdasarian's father Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., besides helping to produce the records and cartoons. Karman provides the singing voices of Theodore and the members of the female spin-off group The Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor (Dody Goodman also did the voice of Miss Beatrice Miller as well). In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Janice also got to play the role of La-Lu. She originally voiced Theodore in the live-action/computer-animated film adaptation, but for promotional reasons Theodore was re-recorded by the singer and actor Jesse McCartney. However, her singing was kept in. Karman and her husband have two children, a daughter Vanessa (1986) and a son Michael (b. January 18, 1990).
Most Famous Work
Alvin and the Chipmunks
(1983) CreatorAlvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks
(2015) CreatorAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
(2009) ProducerAlvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
(2011) ProducerAlvin and the Chipmunks
(2007) ProducerAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
(2015) ProducerAlvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
(1999) Executive ProducerThe Chipmunk Adventure
(1987) WriterActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2015 | Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited) | |
Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette (voice) | ||
2013 | Theodore | |
2012 | Theodore Seville, Brittany Miller, Jeanette Miller, Eleanor Miller | |
2011 | Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited) | |
2009 | Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited) | |
2007 | Theodore (singing voice) (uncredited) | |
2003 | Lalu / Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor | |
2000 | Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice) | |
1999 | Theodore Seville (voice) | |
1996 | Maggie Tanner | |
1995 | Theodore Seville (voice) | |
1994 | Theodore Seville | |
Theodore Seville | ||
1993 | Theodore / Grandma Seville (voice) | |
1990 | Theodore / Brittany (voice) | |
Theodore Seville | ||
Theodore (voice) | ||
1987 | Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice) | |
1986 | N/A | |
1985 | Theodore Seville / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice) | |
1983 | Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice) | |
1981 | Theodore / Tommy's Sister (voice) | |
1979 | Beth | |
3rd Teacher | ||
1976 | Hank | |
1975 | Bunny | |
1974 | Prostitute (uncredited) | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2015 | Characters | |
2003 | Writer | |
1995 | Writer | |
1990 | Writer | |
1987 | Writer | |
1985 | Writer | |
1983 | Writer | |
Story | ||
1981 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2015 | Producer | |
2011 | Producer | |
2009 | Producer | |
2007 | Producer | |
1999 | Executive Producer | |
1993 | Producer | |
1990 | Executive Producer | |
1985 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2015 | Creator | |
1983 | Creator | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2013 | Director | |
1987 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |